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Book SynopsisIn Modernity and Terrorism, Zafirovski and Rodeheaver analyse the nature, types and causes of contemporary global terrorism. The book redefines modern terrorism in a novel and more comprehensive manner compared to previous literature. It examines counter-state and state terrorism. The authors emphasise the latter in light of its scale, persistence and intensity, as well as its relative neglect in the literature. In essence, their findings show that anti-liberalism in the form of conservatism as the main source and force of modern terrorism.
Trade ReviewThe book presents some new and provocative ideas [
]Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above” G. M. Farr, Choice
“The book presents some new and provocative ideas […]Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above” —G. M. Farr, Choice
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Concept of Modern Terrorism Defining Modern Terrorism Official Definitions of Terrorism Scholarly Definitions of Terrorism Redefining Terrorism 2. Classification of Modern Terrorism Typologies of Modern Terrorism State and Counter-State Terrorism Other Types of Terrorism 3. Anti-Modernity and Modern Terrorism What Causes and Justifies Terrorism in Western and non-Western Societies? A Sociological Framework for Analyzing Modern Terrorism Anti-modernity and Modern Terrorism Dimensions of Anti-Modernity and Modern Terrorism 4. Anti-Liberalism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Liberal-Democratic Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Conservative Anti-liberalism and Terrorism Fascism and Terrorism Religious Fundamentalism and Terrorism Opposition to Liberal Democracy and Terrorism Summary: Anti-Liberalism and Modern Terrorism 5. Anti-Secularism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Secular Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Theocratic Revolt and Terrorism From Theological Orthodoxy to Terrorism through Theocratic Revolt World Religions and Terrorism Revisited 6. Anti-Rationalism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Rationalistic Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Irrationalism and Terrorism Religious Anti-Rationalism and Terrorism--Factors of “Holy” Terror 7. Anti-Globalism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Global-Cosmopolitan Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Anti-Cosmopolitanism and Terrorism Global-Cosmopolitan Society and Its Enemies and Global Terror Societal Closure and Terrorism Conclusions Modernism, Anti-Modernism, and Modern Terrorism Summary The Present/Future Vicious Circle of Anti-Liberalism and Terrorism and How to Break It References Index
